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Fårö Lighthouse () is a Swedish
lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Ligh ...
located on the easternmost tip of
Fårö Fårö () or in Gutnish is a Baltic Sea island just north of the island of Gotland, itself off mainland Sweden's southeastern coast. It is the second-largest island in the county and it is a popular summer resort. It has its own language, Fårö ...
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History

In the 19th century there had been many complaints from sea authorities that the coastlines on
Gotland Gotland (; ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a Provinces of Sweden, province/Counties of Sweden, county (Swedish län), Municipalities of Sweden, municipality, a ...
had very few lighthouses. So the decision was made to build one on the north side of Gotland. This lighthouse was constructed one year after the one on
Hoburgen Hoburgen is a rauk (Stack (geology), sea stack) area on the Storsudret peninsula in Sundre, Gotland, Sundre socken on the southern tip of Gotland, Sweden. The area contains one of Gotland's most noted rauks, the ''Hoburgsgubben'' ("Old Man Hob ...
at the south tip of Gotland. The light ran on a
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lamp at first. In 1882 a
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lamp replaced the old one, and in 1953 it was electrified. From 1891 to 1976 the tower had a first-order
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installed in its lantern which made the lighthouse very powerful. It is remote-controlled since 1976 and owned by the
Swedish Maritime Administration The Swedish Maritime Administration () is the government agency in Sweden which provides services to the transport sector by keeping the sea lanes open and safe. The agency is to a certain degree financed through fees levied on commercial shippin ...
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See also

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List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Sweden This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Sweden. Lightvessels *Almagrundet *Lightship Finngrundet (1903), Old Finngrundet lightvessel, now a museum ship *Fladen Lighthouses *Agö, Hälsingland *Bergudden, Västerbotten *Bjuröklubb, ...


References


External links

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Sjofartsverket


Lighthouses completed in 1847 Lighthouses in Sweden Buildings and structures in Gotland County 1847 establishments in Sweden 19th-century establishments in Gotland County {{Europe-lighthouse-stub